I Forced 3 iPhone users to switch to Android - 30 Day Android Challenge

[Mistr_Jay]

@LinusTech @Elijah Horner LMG should setup something for viewers to report errors and which also get picked up in faster time. 
After releasing a new video, put a team in place who monitors the reactions of viewers or posts on the concerning topic at the forum, at least for the first 24 hours.

Or make something (as someone mentioned before on this forum) like what you can do on github, where users can report issues and see the status of their report.

 

Because I made my "report" now more then 36 hours ago, and nothing has happened, at least nothing I can see.

 

It's a shame that, after everything what happened before and even after introducing a ECC squad, that LMG still makes such mistakes.

[Blasty Blosty]

3 minutes ago, Mistr_Jay said:

Because I made my "report" now more then 36 hours ago, and nothing has happened, at least nothing I can see.

Because they have a lot going on, and the specs are more there for information to the staff, not the user watching the video

 

It's not the end of the world if it's wrong

[AbsolutelyNot]

On 2/9/2025 at 12:09 AM, Haswellx86 said:

That lady is the most stereotypical iPhone user that I can imagine. Genuinely made me uncomfortable and triggered me.

...

I just hate iPhone users more than ever now.

I'm not sure iPhone users are the problem.

[Mistr_Jay]

47 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said:

Because they have a lot going on, and the specs are more there for information to the staff, not the user watching the video

 

It's not the end of the world if it's wrong

So explain to me for who is this then? The staff or the viewers?

 

 

[Kevo05s]

On 2/9/2025 at 8:47 AM, NemesisPrime_691 said:

Just started the video and given all the people are using the Pro models (smaller versions) of the iPhones, why was Pixel 9 Pro (non XL) not included? Should've been a no brainer to include a smaller version of the phone, similar to how the S24 (non Ultra) is included as well.

 

The first complaint from the lady was about the size of 9 Pro XL, well seems about right given she is used to a smaller phone.

Thank you, this was my biggest gripe so far. Offering the Pixel 9 XL to replace non MAX iPhones was... Not a good idea.

[Skipple]

On 2/8/2025 at 4:37 PM, djenson said:

The Sony Xperia 1V was repeatedly called the "Xperia 5"  in popup annotations thought the video. The Xperia 5 is a completely different phone: 

 

This is pretty atrocious branding. 

[smcoakley]

On 2/8/2025 at 3:37 PM, djenson said:

The Sony Xperia 1V was repeatedly called the "Xperia 5"  in popup annotations thought the video. The Xperia 5 is a completely different phone: 

Sure, but its kinda Sony's fault for having a stupid naming scheme. When spoken aloud, the names of the latest phones are the "Xperia One Five" and "Xperia Five Five", both of which sound awkward to say. "Xperia Five" could possibly apply to both since both are "Generation V", but it also could apply to neither, but instead an older generation like the "Xperia Five Four" (Xperia 5 IV).

 

But yeah for the text overlay it should say "Xperia 1 V".

[smcoakley]

On 2/9/2025 at 4:58 AM, silentdragon95 said:

Personally, I am currently closer than I have ever been to switching back from iOS to Android. My 12 Mini isn't getting any younger, and while the new battery I put in a month ago really does help, I do find myself wanting a nicer camera. iOS is nice, but at the end of the day I don't actually use any of the Apple exclusive features - I couldn't care less about iDrop, iMessage and the like, because a lot of my friends and family don't use iPhones, so they're useless to me.

 

I recently helped my GF shop for an Android, she ended up choosing the Xperia 5V and I am honestly really tempted by it as well. Nice form factor, good camera, great battery life, no bloatware, SD-Card slot and a headphone jack. What's not to love? Well. How about the fact that Sony seems to have chosen not to release a new Xperia 5 this year, because it appears that it's too niche even for Sony, and that even the Xperia 1 VI appears to be mostly a downgrade from the Xperia 1 V?

 

Phones these days are just lame.

I recently switched from Sony to Samsung. They have really good hardware with the Xperia, it just seems like Sony just doesn't really give a damn about their phone division. Their software and security update policy has basically been, "Maybe, if we feel like it." which I'm just tired of. Samsung's move toward 7 year support is a good move and I want to reward them for that move. (Of course only time will tell if they stick to it.)

[IkeaGnome]

8 hours ago, Mistr_Jay said:

No, the phone in the video is called the Xperia 1 V and was released in 2023.

V is 5 in Roman numerals. 15 is 15. If they want it called something else, call it something else. Their shitty branding isn't my problem.

[Ravendarat]

Shitty branding is part of the space they chose to play in though. They could call Sony out for bad branding/naming etc but they still have a responsibility to call products by their correct name even if its dumb. It hurt me to defend Sony but It is what it is

[MarkPol88]

2 hours ago, smcoakley said:

When spoken aloud, the names of the latest phones are the "Xperia One Five" and "Xperia Five Five", both of which sound awkward to say.

Me and my friend (both using xperia phones) got around it with using "mark".

So, Xperia 1 V is "xperia one mark five".

Exact same situation exist in naming convention of Sony's A-series mirror-less cameras btw.

[Mistr_Jay]

5 minutes ago, MarkPol88 said:

Me and my friend (both using xperia phones) got around it with using "mark".

So, Xperia 1 V is "xperia one mark five".

Exact same situation exist in naming convention of Sony's A-series mirror-less cameras btw.

Good idea, like Canon does with their cameras.

 

Only the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III would be a bad example, Canon EOS-1 500 10 Mark 3 

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

9 hours ago, Mistr_Jay said:

It's a shame that, after everything what happened before and even after introducing a ECC squad, that LMG still makes such mistakes.

Yeah ... people/fans doing unpaid work work (ECC-squad) isn't the solution for a business.

 

Getting product  names wrong is bad. What kills credibility (that can't be regained) is behaviour like this:

Using the same dataset to push a different verdict that contradicts the actual data. The worst aspect is that this happened within 1 week timespan.

 

If you were to do this in an R&D/professional environment, as a first offender you would get a very big slap on the wrist and a conversation that makes it clear that next time you will be walked out.

 

Just to make sure: This is on the writer (they did it) but also an structural issue that is on the higher ups/C-level at LMG (they have the oversight/"caring responsibility"). To quote the DFG (aimed at universities but can be applied to the free economy):

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Guideline 3: Organisational responsibility of heads of research institutions
The heads of HEIs and non-HEI research institutions create the basic frame-
work for research. They are responsible for ensuring adherence to and the
promotion of good practice, and for appropriate career support for all re-
searchers. The heads of research institutions guarantee the necessary con-
ditions to enable researchers to comply with legal and ethical standards. The
basic framework includes clear written policies and procedures for staff selec-
tion and development as well as for the support of researchers in early career
phases and equity and diversity.

[...]

[different chapter/rule]

...

Not every breach of good research practice constitutes misconduct. Only de-
liberate or grossly negligent infringements defined in a set of regulations are
considered scientific misconduct. Particular examples of misconduct include
fabrication of data, falsification of data and plagiarism. 

https://zenodo.org/records/14281892/files/en_Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice_Code of Conduct_Version 1.2.pdf?download=1

 

[Elijah Horner]

16 hours ago, Mistr_Jay said:

@LinusTech @Elijah Horner LMG should setup something for viewers to report errors and which also get picked up in faster time. 

 

It's a shame that, after everything what happened before and even after introducing a ECC squad, that LMG still makes such mistakes.

It is being worked on and adjusted, a video replace will be up ASAP

[maplepants]

On 2/10/2025 at 9:10 AM, Mistr_Jay said:

This is the current lineup and latest released 3 different Xperia series:

• Xperia 1 VI (2024)
• Xperia 5 V (2023)
• Xperia 10 VI (2024)

These are unbelievably bad names. What were they thinking?

[Blasty Blosty]

On 2/10/2025 at 9:59 AM, Mistr_Jay said:

So explain to me for who is this then? The staff or the viewers?

 

 

I need more circles not sure what you mean

[Bramimond]

On 2/9/2025 at 11:54 PM, SorryBella said:

That basically kills anything with a software update. Every phone nowadays ships with 18:9 at least, with most breeds of thin bezel phones at 19.5:9.

I don't mind making some concessions, but a good camera, dual SIM and an additional SD card slot are necessary. And that alone brings it down to less than five phones, all of which are horrible.

 

Then there's the thing where I feel a bit stupid to pay for a new phone that is going to be  a worse experience than my current phone.

[Blasty Blosty]

45 minutes ago, Bramimond said:

I don't mind making some concessions, but a good camera, dual SIM and an additional SD card slot are necessary. And that alone brings it down to less than five phones, all of which are horrible.

 

Then there's the thing where I feel a bit stupid to pay for a new phone that is going to be  a worse experience than my current phone.

Fair, I've never found the need for a double sim but I guess the others are a nice-to-have. As a long-term iPhone user I cannot comprehend upgrading storage on the fly lol

[djenson]

7 hours ago, Blasty Blosty said:

Fair, I've never found the need for a double sim but I guess the others are a nice-to-have. As a long-term iPhone user I cannot comprehend upgrading storage on the fly lol

Dual sim is for Business or wider coverage generally. Im my case, i have an E-Sim for my main service, then a physical sim for a multi network sim for all of the network providers in my country so i can get coverage wherever possible. 

[Blasty Blosty]

11 hours ago, djenson said:

Dual sim is for Business or wider coverage generally. Im my case, i have an E-Sim for my main service, then a physical sim for a multi network sim for all of the network providers in my country so i can get coverage wherever possible. 

Yeah I'm based in the UK so coverage isn't much of an issue with how small the country is relatively

[Mistr_Jay]

On 2/11/2025 at 2:18 AM, Elijah Horner said:

It is being worked on and adjusted, a video replace will be up ASAP

Thanks for correcting the video, almost all "errors" are fixed now.
Below are some minor errors which still are in the video, just want to mention them so that you know.

2:59

• Oppo X8 > Oppo Find X8
• Xperia 5 > Xperia 1V

13:38

• Oppo X8 > Oppo Find X8

16:43

• Elijah saying: "6000mAh battery" > 5000mAh 

19:31

• Sony Xperia 6 > Sony Xperia 1 VI (as shown in the link of the picture)

 

Links in the description of the video (and on this thread) :
 

Samsung S24
https://geni.us/b1BB is linking to the S24+

https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s24/buy/galaxy-s24-plus-256gb-unlocked-sm-s926uzkaxaa/

Samsung Z Flip6

https://geni.us/WLDSl1y is linking to normal Samsung Z Flip6 site and not the Samsung store like all the other Samsung urls do

https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-z-flip6/

OPPO Find X8

• Text in video description: Oppo X8 > Oppo Find X8
• The Ebay url https://ebay.us/ha0i8o is for the OPPO Find X8 Pro and the one in the video is the non-pro. 

[dizmo]

Interesting concept which should be a lot of fun, but overall the video was pretty disappointing and simply showcases why I don't listen to any info LTT gives about phones. LTT gets so much of it wrong, when there's very information websites like GSMArena to pull spec information from. I also hate the clickbait title; there was no forcing. Don't sell me a bucket and give me a thimble.

 

On 2/9/2025 at 3:08 AM, mariushm said:

Was a bit surprised that there's no Xiaomi phones in the choices ... 

 

Google vs Samsung kinda sucks and boring...

Xiaomi phones don't really work well in NA.

On 2/9/2025 at 1:45 PM, Bramimond said:

This reminds me that I need to buy a new phone, but still can't, since all phones currently suck too much. I have a list of about a dozen things (see below spoiler) I want from a phone and at most there's one odd phone that satisfies one, maybe two of these conditions but has other deal breakers.

 

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1. Great camera for video
2. Two SIM slots (work/private)
3. Over 1TB of storage, i.e. through an SD card
4. No notch or punchhole, but a black bar above the screen for the camera
5. Doesn't plaster the whole surface with screen so I can touch it without triggering stuff
6. Battery replaceable without using tools
7. Seven or more years of software support
8. $500 or less
9. Headphone jack or two USB C ports
10. Weighs less than 160g
11. 16:9 aspect ratio
12. Comes with a pen inside

 

Guess I'll have to look into older phones and put a new OS on them myself.

Your demands are far too great, you'll never find something with that spec.

On 2/10/2025 at 6:04 AM, Kevo05s said:

Thank you, this was my biggest gripe so far. Offering the Pixel 9 XL to replace non MAX iPhones was... Not a good idea.

IIRC they were just using what they had on hand, and likely didn't have a Pixel 9 Pro.

[Kevo05s]

On 2/14/2025 at 2:08 PM, dizmo said:

IIRC they were just using what they had on hand, and likely didn't have a Pixel 9 Pro.

You're probably right, but the point of the video is give their "test subjects" the regular shopping experience, and the Pixel 9 Pro is very easy to get. There's availability everywhere and store can order them for the client. Not having literally what half of them wanted in terms of size when it exist and is readily available skews the results.

[IkeaGnome]

58 minutes ago, Kevo05s said:

You're probably right, but the point of the video is give their "test subjects" the regular shopping experience, and the Pixel 9 Pro is very easy to get. There's availability everywhere and store can order them for the client. Not having literally what half of them wanted in terms of size when it exist and is readily available skews the results.

Weird. I stopped looking after I found 2 with very similar dimensions that were in the video. Did they really need to add another with similar size to say it's not skewed?

[sub68]

On 2/8/2025 at 4:29 PM, Sutaai said:

I saw those little stickers on the phone's back, I would assume they're used to tracking stocks, know who has what, etc. I remember Linus saying "This is from the office!" in Ultimate Tech Build videos.

 

 

 

Are they using any pieces of software for making such stickers/tracking this stuff? (Who it's assigned to, for what project etc.) Or if you guys have any idea of similar stuff (I do know about GLPI however but that's about it)

so its a QR code for a unique ID, inventory systems are very cool shows product shows who took it out and ETC ltt I assume also has a field for what project its used for